List of Presidents of the Council of State of Luxembourg
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The President of the Council of State is the leader of Luxembourg
's Council of State
.
He or she is appointed by the Grand Duke
, along with two Vice President
s, and the appointment lasts for one year (although it can be renewed). The President of the Council of State must be either a member of the Council of State or the Grand Duke himself. However, to date, the latter option has never been taken, and it has become convention
that the Grand Duke cannot be the President.
Note that the position has often been left vacant, so few of the successions were immediate.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
's Council of State
Council of State of Luxembourg
The Council of State is an institution in Luxembourg that advises the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies. Until 1 January 1997, it was also the country's supreme administrative court, but this function was ceded to the newly created Administrative Tribunal and Administrative Court.The...
.
He or she is appointed by the Grand Duke
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
The Grand Duke of Luxembourg is the sovereign monarch and head of state of Luxembourg. Luxembourg has been a grand duchy since 15 March 1815, when it was elevated from a duchy when placed in personal union with the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
, along with two Vice President
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
s, and the appointment lasts for one year (although it can be renewed). The President of the Council of State must be either a member of the Council of State or the Grand Duke himself. However, to date, the latter option has never been taken, and it has become convention
Constitutional convention (political custom)
A constitutional convention is an informal and uncodified procedural agreement that is followed by the institutions of a state. In some states, notably those Commonwealth of Nations states that follow the Westminster system and whose political systems derive from British constitutional law, most...
that the Grand Duke cannot be the President.
Note that the position has often been left vacant, so few of the successions were immediate.
List of presidents
| President | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|
| Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. He led the Orangist movement and was the first Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for four months, from 1 August 1848 until 6 December of the same year.His third son, Edmond, better known by his pen name 'Dicks',... |
1857-11-28 | 1868-04-10 |
| Charles-Mathias Simons Charles-Mathias Simons Charles-Mathias Simons was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. He was the third Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for seven years, from 1853 until 1860.-Ezternal links:... |
1869-01-05 | 1870-01-05 |
| François-Xavier Wurth-Paquet François-Xavier Wurth-Paquet François-Xavier Wurth-Paquet was a Luxembourgian politician, jurist, and archaeologist. He was elected to represent the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette on the Constituent Assembly, in 1848. An Orangist, he served in the cabinet of Charles-Mathias Simons as Administrator-General for Justice for three... |
1870-02-16 | 1871-02-16 |
| Vendelin Jurion Vendelin Jurion Vendelin Jurion was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist.Jurion was born on 4 June 1806 in Bitburg, now in Germany but then a part of the French département of Forets . Jurion became an advocate on the district court in Diekirch, and later in Luxembourg City... |
1871-03-15 | 1872-03-15 |
| Édouard Thilges (1st time) | 1872-07-25 | 1874-07-29 |
| Emmanuel Servais Emmanuel Servais Lambert Joseph Emmanuel Servais was a Luxembourgian politician. He held numerous offices of national importance, foremost amongst which was in serving as the fifth Prime Minister of Luxembourg, for seven years, from 3 December 1867 until 26 December 1874.After being Prime Minister, he was a... |
1874-12-27 | 1887-11-08 |
| Henri Vannérus Henri Vannérus Henri Vannérus was a Luxembourgian politician, jurist, and diplomat.An Orangist, he twice served as Minister for Justice, in the governments of Victor de Tornaco and Emmanuel Servais... (1st time) |
1888-02-15 | 1889-02-15 |
| Édouard Thilges (2nd time) | 1889-02-15 | 1895-05-23 |
| Henri Vannérus Henri Vannérus Henri Vannérus was a Luxembourgian politician, jurist, and diplomat.An Orangist, he twice served as Minister for Justice, in the governments of Victor de Tornaco and Emmanuel Servais... (2nd time) |
1895-05-23 | 1914-12-28 |
| Victor Thorn (1st time) | 1914-12-28 | 1915-03-03 |
| Victor Thorn (2nd time) | 1915-11-06 | 1916-02-24 |
| Mathias Mongenast | 1916-04-01 | 1917-06-19 |
| Victor Thorn (3rd time) | 1917-06-19 | 1930-09-15 |
| Joseph Steichen | 1931-02-27 | 1932-02-20 |
| Ernest Hamélius | 1932-06-10 | 1945-11-16 |
| Léon Kauffmann | 1945-12-14 | 1952-02-14 |
| Félix Welter | 1952-02-14 | 1969-06-30 |
| Maurice Sevenig | 1969-07-01 | 1975-06-26 |
| Emile Raus | 1975-06-26 | 1976-06-25 |
| Albert Goldmann | 1976-06-26 | 1976-12-04 |
| Ferdinand Wirtgen | 1976-12-20 | 1978-09-30 |
| Roger Maul | 1978-10-01 | 1979-09-16 |
| Alex Bonn | 1979-09-21 | 1980-06-18 |
| François Goerens | 1980-06-20 | 1987-08-02 |
| Ernest Arendt | 1987-08-06 | 1988-08-06 |
| Georges Thorn | 1988-08-06 | 1991-10-30 |
| Jean Dupong Jean Dupong Jean Dupong was a Luxembourgian politician. A member of the Christian Social People's Party , Dupong held a number of positions in government and within the party.... |
1991-11-01 | 1994-05-18 |
| Paul Beghin | 1994-05-19 | 1999-12-31 |
| Raymond Kirsch Raymond Kirsch Raymond Kirsch is a Luxembourgian businessman, economist, and administrator. He was the chairman of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, from 1 February 2004. to 20 April 2011.... |
2000-01-14 | 2001-01-13 |
| Marcel Sauber Marcel Sauber Marcel Sauber is a Luxembourgian politician. He is currently a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies, representing the Centre constituency for the Christian Social People's Party... |
2001-01-15 | 2003-03-11 |
| Pierre Mores Pierre Mores Pierre Mores is a Luxembourgian politician, jurist, and administrator. He is in charge of administering Luxembourg's largest private-sector pension fund, the White Collar Workers' Pension Fund .... |
2003-04-29 | 30 September 2007 |
| Alain Meyer Alain Meyer Alain Meyer is a Luxembourgian politician. He is currently the President of Luxembourg's Council of State, in which capacity he has served since 1 October 2007.... |
30 September 2007 | Present day |